| 1929 Chicago Cubs | ||||
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| National League champions | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 98–54 (.645) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owners | William Wrigley Jr. | |||
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |||
| Radio | WBBM (Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Johnny O'Hara) WGN (Bob Elson, Quin Ryan) WMAQ (Hal Totten) | |||
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The1929 Chicago Cubs season was the 58th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 54th in theNational League and the 14th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 98–54, 10.5 games ahead of the second placePittsburgh Pirates. The team was defeated four games to one by thePhiladelphia Athletics in the1929 World Series.
Rogers Hornsby, who was acquired from theBoston Braves in an offseason deal, had a career year, hitting .380. In the process, he hit 39home runs with 149RBIs and led the league with a .679slugging percentage. The 156runs scored by Hornsby in 1929 were the most by a right-handed batter in theNational League during the 20th century. Hornsby collected his secondMost Valuable Player award that year, and for the second time he won a National Leaguepennant.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 98 | 54 | .645 | — | 52–25 | 46–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 65 | .575 | 10½ | 45–31 | 43–34 |
| New York Giants | 84 | 67 | .556 | 13½ | 39–37 | 45–30 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 74 | .513 | 20 | 43–32 | 35–42 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 82 | .464 | 27½ | 39–37 | 32–45 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 70 | 83 | .458 | 28½ | 42–35 | 28–48 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 88 | .429 | 33 | 38–39 | 28–49 |
| Boston Braves | 56 | 98 | .364 | 43 | 34–43 | 22–55 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 11–11 | — | 6–16 | 11–11 | 14–7 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 15–7 | 16–6 | — | 14–8–1 | 12–10–1 | 17–5–1 | 9–13 | 15–5–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–8 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 3–19 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 7–14 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 16–5 | 13–8 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 17–5 | 13–9 | 5–17–1 | 11–11 | 5–16 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 12–10 | 5–15–1 | 19–3 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 6–16–1 | — | |||||
| 1929 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Zack Taylor | 64 | 215 | 59 | .274 | 1 | 31 |
| 1B | Charlie Grimm | 120 | 463 | 138 | .298 | 10 | 91 |
| 2B | Rogers Hornsby | 156 | 602 | 229 | .380 | 39 | 149 |
| SS | Woody English | 144 | 608 | 168 | .276 | 1 | 52 |
| 3B | Norm McMillan | 124 | 495 | 134 | .271 | 5 | 55 |
| OF | Riggs Stephenson | 136 | 495 | 179 | .362 | 17 | 110 |
| OF | Kiki Cuyler | 139 | 509 | 183 | .360 | 15 | 102 |
| OF | Hack Wilson | 150 | 574 | 198 | .345 | 39 | 159 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Heathcote | 82 | 224 | 70 | .313 | 2 | 31 |
| Clyde Beck | 54 | 190 | 40 | .211 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike González | 60 | 167 | 40 | .240 | 0 | 18 |
| Chick Tolson | 32 | 109 | 28 | .257 | 1 | 19 |
| Earl Grace | 27 | 80 | 20 | .250 | 2 | 17 |
| Footsie Blair | 26 | 72 | 23 | .319 | 1 | 8 |
| Johnny Schulte | 31 | 69 | 18 | .261 | 0 | 9 |
| Johnny Moore | 37 | 63 | 18 | .286 | 2 | 8 |
| Gabby Hartnett | 25 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 1 | 9 |
| Tom Angley | 5 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 6 |
| Danny Taylor | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Root | 43 | 272.0 | 19 | 6 | 3.47 | 124 |
| Pat Malone | 40 | 267.0 | 22 | 10 | 3.57 | 166 |
| Sheriff Blake | 35 | 218.1 | 14 | 13 | 4.29 | 70 |
| Hank Grampp | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Bush | 50 | 270.2 | 18 | 7 | 3.66 | 82 |
| Art Nehf | 32 | 120.2 | 8 | 5 | 5.59 | 27 |
| Hal Carlson | 31 | 111.2 | 11 | 5 | 5.16 | 35 |
| Bob Osborn | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cvengros | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4.64 | 23 |
| Claude Jonnard | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.48 | 11 |
| Trader Horne | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.59 | 3 |
| Ken Penner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 3 |
ALPhiladelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Chicago Cubs – 1 | October 8 | Wrigley Field | 50,740 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics – 9, Chicago Cubs – 3 | October 9 | Wrigley Field | 49,987 |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs – 3, Philadelphia Athletics – 1 | October 11 | Shibe Park | 29,921 |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs – 8,Philadelphia Athletics – 10 | October 12 | Shibe Park | 29,921 |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs – 2,Philadelphia Athletics – 3 | October 14 | Shibe Park | 29,921 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Marty Krug andJack Lelivelt |